000 CDUS41 KBOX 310525 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1223 AM EST THU JAN 31 2002 ................................... ...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 30 2002... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2002 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 46 1217 AM 63 1914 36 10 42 MINIMUM 34 1159 PM -5 1873 22 12 28 AVERAGE 40 29 11 35 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.14 1.01 1939 0.12 0.02 0.42 MONTH TO DATE 2.88 3.80 -0.92 1.60 SINCE DEC 1 5.71 7.53 -1.82 6.41 SINCE JAN 1 2.88 3.80 -0.92 1.60 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 5.7 1966 MM MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 7.1 MM MM 12.4 SINCE DEC 1 12.1 MM MM 16.9 SINCE JUL 1 12.1 MM MM 16.9 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 25 37 -12 30 MONTH TO DATE 835 1091 -256 1053 SINCE DEC 1 1588 2064 -476 2156 SINCE JUL 1 2436 3054 -618 3256 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 800 AM LOWEST 58 1200 AM AVERAGE 79 .......................................................... THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 62 1913 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -8 1920 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 31 2002.......SUNRISE 659 AM EST SUNSET 457 PM EST FEBRUARY 1 2002......SUNRISE 658 AM EST SUNSET 458 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.